IPL 2026, KKR vs DC Updates: DC beat KKR, end campaign on a high

Sun, 24 May 2026

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23:27

Kuldeep, Ngidi star for DC

KKR 163 all out (18.4 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Lungi Ngidi with his final over and Varun Chakaravarthy whips a full toss through backward square leg and the ball races away to the fence.

Ngidi then nails a yorker and Varun digs it out and refuses to take a single.

Slower delivery and Varun hits it up in the air and Axar Patel completes a simple catch. Varun goes for 5 off as many balls with one boundary.

Delhi Capitals win by 40 runs in the inconsequential match against KKR.

Both teams are out of the playoff race as Rajasthan Royals secured the last spot available earlier in the day after beating Mumbai Indians.

23:23

KKR stare at big defeat

KKR 159-8 (18 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Lungi Ngidi with his third over and Anukul Roy knocks one to on-side and gets a quick single.

Rovman Powell edges one to silly mid-off for a single.

Four! Slower delivery and Roy waits before hits it over the fielder at extra cover for a boundary.

A dot later, Roy digs out a yorker to the off-side and gets a single.

Powell then finishes the over with a boundary as he edges a yorker past his leg stump. 150 up for KKR.

11 runs came off the over. KKR need 51 off 18 balls.

Mitchell Starc is back into the attack and Anukul Roy hits one straight down the ground and looks for a couple. Sameer Rizvi picks up the ball quickly and hits the stumps. Powell is run out. One run is completed.

Powell goes for 29 off 21 balls with three boundaries and a six.

Kartik Tyagi is the new man in.

Out! Anukul Roy is out, caught and bowled. Roy looks to hit one over the bowler's head but gets a leading edge and the ball goes high up in the air. Starc is not going to miss that!

Roy goes for 9 off 8 balls with a lone hit to the fence.

Varun Chakaravarthy comes to the crease and knocks one to mid-on to get off the mark with a single.

Out! Starc gets another as Kartik Tyagi hits one straight to Axar Patel at mid-off. Tyagi goes for a golden duck.

KKR are nine down.

Saurabh Dubey is the last man in and he digs out a yorker backward point for no run before edging one to the third man fence.

Another dot to end the over. Just 6 runs came off it.

KKR need 45 off 12 balls.

23:09

KKR need 62 off 24 balls

KKR 142-6 (16 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Axar Patel is back into the attack and he strikes straightaway! Tejasvi Dahiya is out, clean bowled. Tossed up delivery around off and Dahiya looks to pull it but ends up inside-edging it to the stumps.

Dahiya goes for 1 off 3 balls.

Anukul Roy comes to the crease and works one down to long-off to get off the mark with a single.

Rovman Powell then knocks one down to wide of long-off for another single. Four runs came off the over.

KKR need 71 off 30 balls.

Kuldeep Yadav with his final over and Powell picks up a couple through deep square leg before bowls one down the leg clipping Powell's thigh pad.

Powell then gets off the strike with a single to square leg.

Two wides follow as Kuldeep sends one down the leg and the batters cross over before the keeper collects the ball.

A dot and a boundary through deep mid-wicket by Powell to end the over. 9 runs came off it.

Kuldeep finishes his quota with 3/29.

KKR need 62 off 24 balls.

22:59

Kuldeep's twin strikes derail KKR's chase

KKR 129-5 (14 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Madhav Tiwari is back into the attack and Rovman Powell rides the bouncer and pulls it over the deep backward square leg fence for a flat six.

A dot later, Powell dabs one to mid-off and scampers for a single.

Two more singles follow Tiwari bowls a slow bouncer down the leg and is called a wide.

A single through long-off to end the over. 11 runs came off it.

Kuldeep Yadav with his third over and Rahane hits one to the gap in the mid-wicket region and gets a couple.

Out! Rahane falls, caught by David Miller. Kuldeep gets his second. A full delivery into the body and Rahane makes room to chip it over the in-field but fails to time it well and the ball goes straight to Miller at long-off.

Rahane goes after a well-made 63 off 39 balls with four boundaries and sixes each.

Rinku Singh comes to the crease and he departs, caught by Tristan Stubbs. Tossed up delivery on off and Rinku looks to loft it over cover but mistimes it to Stubbs at long-off.

Rinku goes for a golden duck.

Tejsvi Dahiya comes to the crease. Kuldeep is on a hat-trick and keeper Abhishek Porel drops an edge as the hat-trick goes begging.

Dahiya then gets off the mark with a single to sweeper cover.

A dot to end the 3-run over.

22:47

Rahane fifty keeps KKR in the hunt

KKR 115-3 (12 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Axar Patel is back into the attack and Ajinkya Rahane and Rovman Powell take a single each off the first two balls. 100 up for KKR in 10.2 overs.

Two dots later, Rahane brings up his fifty off 31 balls with a couple to mid-wicket.

A single to long-on to end the over. Five runs came off it.

Kuldeep Yadav with his second over and Rahane hits the tossed up delivery on middle past the bowler and gets a boundary.

Follows it up with a single to long-off.

A dot later, Kuldeep misses his line and bowls one into Powell's pads who sweeps it fine for a boundary.

A single through deep square leg follows.

A couple through deep mid-wicket to end the 12-run over.

KKR need 89 off 48 balls.

22:40

Green falls cheaply; KKR in trouble

KKR 98-3 (10 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Lungi Ngidi with his second over and Manish Pandey taps the slower delivery to mid-off for a single.

Ajinkya Rahane then squeezes a slower delivery to cover for a single.

Out! Pandey falls, caught brilliantly by Mitchell Starc. Pandey charges down and loft a slower delivery to wide long-on but Starc runs to his right and takes alow catch.

Pandey goes for 25 off 16 balls with two boundaries and sixes each.

Cameron Green comes to the crease and gets off the mark straightaway with a single to long-off.

Four! Rahane slices one through backward point and gets a boundary.

A single to end the 8-run over. KKR need 111 off 66 balls.

Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack and Rahane and Green rotate the strike by picking up three singles off the first three deliveries.

Out! Green is out, caught by David Miller as he looks to send the googly over the cow corner but fails to get the elevation and Miller takes a safe catch.

Green goes for 2 off three balls.

Rovman Powell comes to the crease and knocks one to long-off for a single.

Kuldeep has twisted his angle it seems. The physio is out attending to him.

He is back and bowls a shortish delivery on middle which Rahane clips to square leg for a single.

Five runs came off the over.

KKR are 98/3 at the half-way mark, still needing 106 off 60 balls.

22:22

Axar taken to cleaners; KKR on top

KKR 85-1 (8 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Madhav Tiwari comes into the attack and Manish Pandey steers the first delivery to deep backward point for a single.

A wide down the leg follows. Rahane then cuts one through square of the wicket and gets off the strike with a single.

Two dots later Tiwari bowls one way outside off and is called a wide.

Four! Quicker delivery and Pandey edges it to the backward square leg fence for a boundary. Pandey completes 4,000 runs in IPL.

A single through deep mid-wicket off a shortish delivery to end the over. 9 runs came off it.

Axar Patel with his second over and Pandey greets him with a towering six over the bowler's head.

Pandey then gets off the strike with a single to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Rahane goes inside out and dispatches the full delivery over the extra cover for a six.

Six more! Rahane leans forward and hammers one straight down the ground for the third six of the over.

A couple to end the 21-run over.

22:13

Ngidi cleans up Allen; KKR 1 down

KKR 55-1 (6 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Lungi Ngidi comes into the attack and Finn Allen drives the slower delivery outside off straight to the fielder at extra cover for no run.

Out! Ngidi cleans up Allen. Good length delivery and Allen looks to drive it through covers but gets a thick inside edge and the ball crashes onto the stumps.

Allen goes for 20 off 13 balls with four boundaries and a six.

Manish Pandey comes to the crease and leaves an away going delivery outside off alone.

A yorker and Pandey taps it back to the bowler.

Two dots later, Pandey gets off the mark with a boundary through long-on.

Just four runs came off Ngidi's first over.

Axar Patel comes into the attack and Rahane drives the tossed up delivery along the ground to long-off for a single.

Six! Another tossed up delivery and Pandey kneels down to slam it over the long-on fence for a maximum.

A dot and a single through extra cover follow.

Two dots to end the 8-run over.

KKR finish the Powerplay with 55/1.

22:03

Rahane, Allen on the attack

KKR 43-0 (4 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

Mitchell Starc continues and Finn Allen thumps the first delivery straight down the ground for a six.

Four! A yorker outside off and Allen waits holding his shape and guides it through short third man beating the fielder at wide slip.

A dot later, Allen knocks one down to the slip and steals a single.

Rahane then toe-edges one to mid-off for no run before throwing his hands at a wide delivery outside off and gets a boundary through deep backward point.

15 runs came off the over.

Aquib Nabi with his second over and Allen hits the first delivery straight to the fielder at mid-off. No run on offer.

Four! Nabi bowls one sliding down the leg and Allen picks it off his pads and drives it through on-side for a boundary.

A dot later, Allen edges one to deep square leg and gets a single.

Six! Rahane times well to send a length delivery outside off over the wide long-on fence for a maximum.

Six more! Rahane goes for the same shot and gets another six.

17 runs came off the over.

21:53

KKR off to a watchful start

KKR 11-0 (2 ovs) vs DC 203-5 | Scorecard

The chase is on! Kolkata Knight Riders openers Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen are out in the middle.

Mitchell Starc to open the attack for Delhi Capitals. Rahane is on strike and he looks to cut a short delivery outside off but misses.

Starc then nails a yorker which Rahane squeezes out to mid-off for no run.

Rahane then opens his account with a quick single to cover.

Four! Allen gets off the mark by drilling an inswinging delivery through long-off for a boundary.

Half-hearted appeal for caught behind from the keeper but DC refuse to review it.

A dot to end the first over. Just five runs came off it.

Auqib Nabi to bowl from the other end and hits Rahane on the pads with his first delivery. DC review for an LBW.

Missing the leg stump and Rahane survives. DC lose the review.

Another dot later, Rahane takes the aerial route but does not time it well and the ball runs away to the long-on fence.

Two dots follow.

Rahane then charges down and gets a leading edge but the ball lands safely. Two runs taken.

6 runs came off the over.

21:29

Miller, Axar chip in with useful knocks

DC 203-5 (20 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Kartik Tyagi to bowl the penultimate over and David Miller review for a no-ball not given. High full toss and Miller hits it to mid-wicket for a single. Fair delivery as the ball was under the guideline. DC lose the review.

A wide outside off follows and KKR review it. Fair delivery as the ball is inside the guideline.

Ashutosh then edges a yorker over the keeper's head and the ball races away to the third man fence for a boundary.

No ball given for height as Tyagi bowls a full toss. KKR review the decision. And no-ball is given.

Free-hit and Ashutosh looks to reverse-hit a back of a length delivery on middle but misses.

Ashutosh swings and misses as Tyagi bowls back-to-back dot balls.

Six! Ashutosh smashes one over the covers and finishes the over with a maximum. 12 runs came off the over.

Saurabh Dubey with the 20th over and Miller bludgeons the first delivery over the deep mid-wicket boundary for a six.

Dubey responds with a lethal yorker which Miller digs out to the leg side for no run.

Width on offer and Miller hits it through the line for a six over long-off.

A wide outside off follows. 200 up for DC.

Dubey then bowls another wide way outside off.

Out! Miller falls, caught by Finn Allen. A full toss outside off and Miller mishits and picks out Allen at mid-off.

Miller goes for 28 off 19 ball with three sixes.

Tristan Stubbs is the new man in and Dubey bowls a slower ball outside off and Stubbs swings and misses. A single (byes) is taken.

Another slower delivery outside off and Stubbs edges it to the keeper for a single. 16 runs came off the over.

DC finish with 203-5, thanks to a stroke-filled 60 by KL Rahul and useful knocks from Axar Patel and David Miller.

21:10

Axar falls after quickfire 39; DC 4 down

DC 175-4 (18 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Varun Chakravarthy with his final over and Axar Patel kneels down and hoists the full delivery sliding into pads over the deep square leg fence for a huge six.

A dot later, Axar hammers a full delivery straight down the ground for another six.

Varun then bowls two wides outside off before Axar drills one through deep extra cover for a couple.

Out! Axar falls, caught by Rinku Singh. Way outside off and Axar reaches out to it and drags it to the fielder at long-on.

Axar departs after making 39 off 25 balls with three boundaries and two sixes.

Ashutosh Sharma comes to the crease and sees off the final delivery of the over. 17 runs came off it.

Saurabh Dubey is back into the attack and Ashutosh gets off the mark by edging one to deep cover for a single.

A dot later, Miller works one down to long-on for a single.

A single through square of the wicket brings Miller back on strike.

A single to long-on follows before Ashutosh ramps a short delivery through third man for a boundary to end the over. 8 runs came off the over.

20:57

Miller, Axar poised for final flourish

DC 150-3 (16 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Cameron Green is back into the attack and Axar Patel and David Miller rotate the strike with three singles, including a leg bye.

A dot later, Miller pulls a shortish delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Four! Axar finishes the over with a boundary through deep extra cover.

8 runs came off the 14th over. DC are scoring at a rate of 8.64.

Varun Chakravarathy with his third over and Miller tucks one to the leg-side for a single.

A dot later, Axar punches one to long-off and picks up a single.

Miller then looks to slog-sweep but misses and the ball rolls down to the leg after hitting his pads. A single (leg byes) is taken.

Two more singles to end the five-run over.

Kartik Tyagi is back into the attack after two expensive over in which he gave away 33 runs without success.

Tyagi starts off with a slower delivery outside off and Miller drags it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Axar then edges one to deep mid-wicket for another single.

Six! Slower delivery again and Miller bludgeons it over the deep mid-wicket stands and into the crowd for a maximum.

A dot later, Miller drives one firmly to the backward point for a quick single.

Axar then finishes the over with a single straight down the ground.

10 runs came off the over.

20:39

Rahul departs after fifty; DC 3 down

DC 127-3 (13 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine is bowling out and KL Rahul punches the first delivery down to long-off for a single.

Axar Patel then cuts one to sweeper cover and gets a couple.

A dot and three singles to end the 6-run over.

Anukul Roy is back into the attack and starts off with a full delivery sliding down the leg which Axar guides to backward square leg for a single.

A wide outside off follows.

Four! Short delivery outside off and Rahul pulls it off his backfoot through cow corner for a boundary.

Another wide outside off follows. Rahul then gets another boundary by cutting one in front of square.

Out! Rahul perishes, caught by Rovman Powell. A spinning delivery outside off and Rahul looks to hit it over the covers but ends up miscuing it to the fielder at long-on.

Rahul goes for 60 off 30 balls with five boundaries and four sixes.

David Miller comes to the crease and opens his account with a single to deep mid-wicket.

A single through backward square leg to end the over. 13 runs came off it.

20:29

Rahul hits 25-ball 50; DC on top

DC 108-2 (11 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine with his third over and KL Rahul hoists him for a maximum off a full delivery.

A single through deep mid-wicket follows.

Out! Sahil Parakh falls, caught by Ajinkya Rahane as he looks to chip one over the in-field but rushes into the shot. A soft dismissal to end the partnership.

Parakh goes for 24 off 17 balls with three boundaries and a six.

Axar Patel comes to the crease and gets beaten on the outside edge before playing out a dot. Axar then gets off the mark with a single to deep backward point.

8 runs came off the over.

Kartik Tyagi is back into the attack and Axar mistimes a cut to mid-off and steals a single.

Four! KL Rahul cracks one through sweeper cover and beats the fielder for a boundary.

Follows it up with a six over long-off.

Rahul then cuts one to deep backward point and completes his fifty off 25 balls.

Four! Short delivery on leg and Axar pulls it through fine leg for a boundary.

Four more! Width on offer and Axar carves it through deep point for another boundary.

20 runs came off the over.

20:17

Rahul ups the ante; DC on top

DC 80-1 (9 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine with his second over and Sahil Parakh carves one to covers and gets off the strike with a single.

Six! KL Rahul charges down and hammers the half-volley straight down the ground for a maximum.

Follows it up with boundary by chipping a full delivery past the bowler.

A single through deep mid-wicket brings Parakh back on strike who cuts one to deep point for a single.

A dot to end the over. 13 runs came off the it.

Varun Chakaravarthy with his second over and Parakh looks to cut the first delivery outside off but is beaten.

Four! In the slot and Parakh hits it over the fielder at cover and the ball races away to the fence.

A dot later, Parakh reverse sweeps one and gets another boundary through deep backward point.

Follows it up with a single through square of the wicket.

A single to mid-wicket to end the 10-run over.

20:06

Porel departs, DC one down

DC 57-1 (7 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Sunil Narine comes into the attack to bowl the final over of the Powerplay.

KL Rahul works the first delivery to long-on and gets off the strike with a single.

Sahil Parakh then plays out a dot before smashing one straight down the ground for a six.

Two dots later, Parakh hits one over the infield and gets a boundary.

11 runs came off Narine's first over.

Varun Chakaravarthy comes into the attack and bowls a dot before Rahul nudges one to the off-side and picks up a single.

A dot and a single through square of the wicket follows.

Two more singles to end the 4-run over.

19:58

Royals down MI to enter playoffs; KKR opt to bowl vs DC

DC 42-1 (5 ovs) vs KKR | Scorecard

Abishek Porel and KL Rahul to open the innings for Delhi Capitals.

Anukul Roy with the new ball for Kolkata Knight Riders. Porel is on strike and he plays out two dots before hitting back-to-back boundaries. A pull over mid-wicket and an elegant drive through extra-cover.

A single later, Rahul gets off the mark with a single to mid-on. 10 runs came off the first over.

Saurabh Dubey to bowl from the other end and starts off with a dot before Rahul picks up a single through short cover. Brilliant over from Dubey as he concedes just two runs including a wide.

Cameroon Green comes into the attack and Porel and Rahul take two singles off the first two deliveries before Rahul smashes one over the deep square leg fence for a six. He follows it up with a boundary over cover and a couple through deep mid-wicket.

14 runs came off the over.

Kartik Tyagi comes into the attack and Porel greets him with consecutive boundaries, first one a thick edge over third man and the next a booming drive straight down the ground. A dot later, Porel drills one through cover and gets three runs.

Two singles to end the 13-run over.

Saurabh Dubey is back into the attack and starts off with a dot and a wide.

A dot later, Porel is out, caught by Tejasvi Dahiya as he looks to drive a length delivery outside off and ends up nicking to the keeper.

Porel goes for 22 off 18 with four boundaries.

Sahil Parakh comes to the crease and gets off the mark with a single to backward point. A single and a dot to end the 3-run over.

Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and opted to bowl against Delhi Capitals in their inconsequential game at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

With RR sealing the final playoff spot by beating Mumbai Indians, KKR are out of contention. DC have already been eliminated from the playoff race.

KKR are unchanged while DC made two changes to their playing XI from their last match, bringing in Auqib Nabi with Kuldeep Yadav as impact substitute.

Have a look at the Playing XIs:

Delhi Capitals: Abishek Porel, KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Sahil Parakh, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel (Captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Nabi Dar, Mitchell Starc, Lungi Ngidi.

Impact Subs: Tripurana Vijay, Sameer Rizvi, Vipraj Nigam, Nitish Rana, Kuldeep Yadav.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Tejasvi Singh (Wicketkeeper), Cameron Green, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Saurabh Dubey.

Impact Subs: Sarthak Ranjan, Vaibhav Arora, Finn Allen, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Tripathi.

19:50

Archer Powers Rajasthan Royals Into Playoffs

Jofra Archer celebrates the wicket of Rohit Sharma.

MI 175-9 (20 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Jofra Archer's superb all-round showing helped Rajasthan Royals outclass Mumbai Indians by 30 runs to seal their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs, in Mumbai.

Archer's late cameo of 32 from 15 balls was instrumental in Royals posting 205/8 after they were sent into bat.

He then starred with the ball, with excellent figures of 3/17 in four overs as MI finished on 175/9 in their 20 overs.

Royals finished on 16 points from 14 matches to become the fourth and final team to advance to the IPL 2026 playoffs.

They will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Eliminator Match on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

19:48

Royals down MI to advance to playoffs

MI 175-9 (20 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Brijesh strikes in the 19th over. Chahar misses a full toss as he looks to hit across the line and is given out leg before wicket. He takes the review but can't overturn the decision as it is all three reds with the ball hitting the middle stump.

Just three runs from the penultimate over as Brijesh finishes with excellent figures of 2/26 in four overs.

Shanaka to bowl the final over with MI needing 37 from the last six balls.

He starts with a full toss which Thakur hits over the covers for a four and hits the next to long-on but doesn't take the single.

Just six runs from the over as Royals beat MI to advance to the playoffs.

19:39

Mumbai need 40 from last 2 overs

MI 166-8 (18 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Burger to bowl the 18th over. Thakur swings across the line but misses before the pacer bowls a wide. Thakur hits a length ball down to long-on for a single to make it 19 balls with a boundary at a crucial stage.

Burger all but seals the deal with the wicket of the well-set Suryakumar.

He swings across the line but ends up toe ending it straight back to Burger, who holds on to a sharp catch on his follow through.

Suryakumar walks back after a handy knock of 60 from 42 balls with four sixes and three fours.

Nearly another wicket as Deepak Chahar mistimes the heave and Archer running to his right at long-on gets to the ball but fails to hold on.

Chahar makes good connection next ball to loft Burger over long-on for a six but fails to connect next ball.

19:32

Mumbai need 51 from last 3 overs

MI 155-7 (17 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

A brave move from Parag to bowl leggie Punja for the 17th over. The 19-year-old leaves MI in further strife as he dismisses Bosch for 2 after he slog sweeps the spinner straight to Ferreira at deep midwicket.

Archer now showing his magic in the field. Shardul smashes Punja straight down the ground as Archer at long-off puts in a superb effort to save the boundary and keep it down to just a single.

Surprisingly, Suryakumar is happy with a single as Punja bowls it on the stumps and Shardul lofts the last ball on the bounce to long-off for a single.

Excellent bowling from the young spinner, giving away just five singles in the 17th over, to finish with 2/44 in four overs.

MI need 51 from last 3 overs

19:26

Archer strikes; Hardik out for 34

MI 150-6 (16 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Royals go for the kill as they bring back Archer, who has one over left, to bowl the 16th over.

Hardik hits the first ball wide of mid-off for one and Suryakumar has a big swing but misses before he swats the next for a single.

Archer delivers when it matters, with the big wicket of MI captain Hardik, who is hurried into the pull shot and ends up holing out to the fielder at long-on.

Hardik walks back after a quickfire 34 from 15 balls, after he had put on 48 from 25 balls for the sixth wicket to keep MI in the hunt.

Corbin Bosch picks a single off the last ball to end an excellent over from Archer, who gave away just three runs in the 16th over.

Archer finishes with splendid figures of 3/17 in four overs, including 13 dot balls to follow up on his crucial knock of 32 from 15 balls with the bat.

MI need 56 from last 4 overs.

19:18

SKY's fifty, Hardik's attack revives MI

Suryakumar Yadav

MI 147-5 (15 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Pacer Brijesh back into the attack. Suryakumar plays his trademark scoop, helping the ball over short fine leg for a four and takes one off the next.

Hardik mistimes the full toss back to bowler before taking a single and Suryakumar manages one off the next.

Mumbai Indians reach 147/5 in 15 overs, needing 59 from the last five overs.

Suryakumar has made of the dropped catch to score 57 from 37 balls, while Hardik has smashed 33 from 13 balls.

19:17

Hardik's attack revives Mumbai Indians

Hardik Pandya

MI 139-5 (14 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Medium pacer Dasun Shanaka comes into the attack. Suryakumar steers the first ball fine for two runs followed by a wide and then takes a single.

Hardik swats the third ball in the gap through midwicket for a four before he hammers the next in the same region for another boundary.

Hardik uses the pace of the bowler to clip the fifth ball behind square on the leg side for two runs and picks a single off the last ball, to get 15 from the over.

Nandre Burger comes back into the attack. Hardik proving to be unstoppable as he blasts the first ball straight back past the bowler for a four through mid-off.

But Burger makes a good comeback to keep the two batters down to four singles to concede eight runs from the 14th over.

Hardik on the charge, smashing 31 from 10 balls faced.

Meanwhile, Suryakumar races to his fifty from 31 balls -- his second half-century of the season.

19:01

Jacks out for 33; Mumbai lose 5th wicket

MI 116-5 (12 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Pacer Brijesh back into the attack. Jacks is beaten on the inside edge first ball as Brijesh gets the ball to jag into the right-hander and takes a single off the next.

Brijesh bowls an excellent over, conceding just four singles, doing well to keep the two batters quiet.

Leggie Punja to bowl his third over. Suryakumar picks a single first ball before Jacks lofts the next straight back over the bowler's head for a six to take MI past 100 in the 12th over.

However, the spinner gets revenge next ball as Jack miscues the attempted lofted shot with wicketkeeper Jurel taking a well-judged catch.

Jacks walks back after scoring 33 from 18 balls as MI are reduced to 101/5 in the 12th over.

Hardik Pandya comes out with an attacking mindset. He looks to target the young spinner as he gets it off the outside half but Riyan Parag running back from the covers fails to hold on to a tough chance.

Hardik gets hold off the next ball, smashing it bang off the middle for a straight six back over the bowler's head.

Hardik swings again but the ball turns away a long way to beat the bat. He then swings the last ball over midwicket to end the over with a six to get 22 runs from the over.

18:48

Suryakumar, Jacks rally Mumbai Indians

MI 90-4 (10 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Jadeja continues as Suryakumar lofts the spinner inside out over the covers for a six and then takes one off the next.

Jacks misses the reverse sweep but gets the top edge which flies over the wicketkeeper for a four.

Singles off the next three balls makes it 14 runs from the ninth over.

Suryakumar has looked good on 36 from 22 balls, while Jacks has been quite positive with 23 from 10 balls.

MI are fighting back after a few early wickets. Suryakumar sweeps Punja powerfully over midwicket for a six to raise the 50-run stand for the fifth wicket from 25 balls.

He misses out on a boundary not timing the cut shot off a short wide ball for a single to short thirdman and Jacks gets one to wide long-off.

Suryakumar is beaten as he misses the cut shot off the last ball.

MI recover to 90/4 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. They need 116 from the last 10 overs for victory.

18:40

Suryakumar, Jacks rally Mumbai Indians

MI 67-4 (8 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Ravindra Jadeja comes into the attack. Singles off the first two balls before Suryakumar chips down the track to loft the spinner straight down the ground for a six.

Suryakumar keeps out the last two balls before he hits the last ball wide of long-off for two runs.

Spin from both ends as leggie Yash Raj Punja comes into the attack, to bowl the eighth over.

Suryakumar, on 27 from 15 balls, gets a lifeline as he looks to whip Punja over midwicket but fails to get enough elevation. However, Brijesh at midwicket puts down a tough chance after he put in the dive but failed to hold on.

Jacks smashes the last ball powerfully over long-on for a six to make up for a few dot balls earlier in the over.

18:30

Varma out for 3; Mumbai lose 4th wicket

MI 49-4 (6 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Suryakumar and Varma happy to play it safe against Archer as they pick three singles off the pacer's third over.

Fast bowler Brijesh Sharma comes into the attack in place of Burger.

He strikes first ball with the key wicket of Varma, who is bowled for three. The length ball kept a little low as Varma fails to keep the ball out as MI slip further to 38/4 in the sixth over.

MI still have some batting left. Will Jacks walks in at No 6 for the home team.

He gets off the mark with a nicely-timed boundary past point. However, the right-hander sustains a painful blow on the right hand after Brijesh bowls a high full toss.

That was quite dangerous as Jacks somehow manages to fend the full toss into the leg side for a single. He calls out the physio for some treatment.

A free hit is given for for the high full toss. Suryakumar looks to scoop another high full toss which he ends up deflecting on to his helmet. He also looks in some trouble as the physio rushes out again.

Third full toss in a row by Brijesh as Suryakumar hits it down to long-on for just a single.

Jacks hammers the last ball inside out over the covers for a boundary.

MI are 49/4 in six overs, needing another 157 from 14 overs for victory at an asking rate of 11.21.

18:12

Rickelton out for 12; MI in trouble

MI 35-3 (4 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Rickelton gets a lifeline as the fielder at midwicket misses an easy run out chance. Suryakumar had tapped Burger off his pads and set off for a quick run before he decided against it.

Rickelton was more than halfway down before he was sent back but Brijesh Sharma, who has a lot of time in hand, misses with the direct hit.

However, the miss doesn't cost anything for Royals. Rickelton pulls the next ball straight to Sooryavanshi at midwicket to be dismissed for 12.

This was Sooryavanshi's first catch in the IPL.

MI reeling on 24/3 in the fourth over.

Tilak Varma gets off the mark with a single before Suryakumar plays his trademark flick over square leg for a six.

He whips the next ball perfectly in the gap through midwicket for a four.

18:06

Archer's double strike rocks Mumbai

MI 23-2 (3 ovs) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Left-arm pacer Nandre Burger from the other end. Dhir plays and misses first ball before he takes a single in the covers.

Rickelton then hammers a wide length ball over the off-side for a four. He then lofts the fifth ball back over the bowler's head for a six and keeps strike with a single from the last ball, to get 12 from the over.

Archer strikes again in his second over. Dhir was looking to be positive against Archer. He had escaped with an outside edge off the previous ball but this time Archer flattens the stumps to bowl Dhir for six.

Suryakumar Yadav gets off the mark with a boundary pulling the short ball over short fine leg for a four and takes one off the last ball.

17:59

Rohit out for duck; MI lose early wicket

MI 1-1 (1 ov) vs RR 205-8 | SCORECARD

Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton walk out to open the batting for MI, who will need to make most of the Powerplay.

Jofra Archer starts off with the ball for Royals. The first ball moves away as Rohit gets it off the outside half towards point. Rohit has a big swing next ball but misses it completely before he offers no shot to the third ball.

Archer strikes with the big wicket of Rohit, who looks to hit it across the line but the ball moves away enough to take the edge and is caught behind.

Rohit is dismissed for a four-ball duck.

Naman Dhir clips the fifth ball off his pads for one and Rickelton inside edges the last ball on to his pads.

17:35

Royals recover to post 205 vs Mumbai

RR 205-8 (20 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Royals have kept the runs coming despite losing wickets as the last five overs produced 69 runs.

Thakur to bowl the final over. Jadeja is beaten first ball by a back of length ball angled across. Jadeja takes one off the next ball before Burger clips the next to deep midwicket where a misfield gets him three runs.

Thakur continues his wicket ways with the wicket of Jadeja, who is caught in the covers.

But MI fans are stunned into silence as the no-ball buzzer goes off.

Jadeja makes most of the free hit delivery swatting the free hit delivery wide of long-on for a four to take Royals past 200.

Jadeja then hammers a short wide ball from Thakur through the covers for a four. He then has a go at at Thakur at the other end all in good spirit.

Jadeja picks a single off the last ball as Royals finish on a healthy 205/8 in their 20 overs.

Jadeja played a useful cameo with 19 from 11 balls and Burger stroked 10 from 3 balls as the two batters put on 30 from 12 balls to take Royals past 200.

17:28

Thakur's double strike rocks Rajasthan Royals

RR 191-8 (19 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Bosch starts the 19th over with a short ball down the leg side to Jadeja. It was initially not given a wide before Jadeja overturned the decision with the review.

Full from Bosch as Jadeja hits it down to long-off for one and Nandre Burger digs out the yorker for another run.

Jadeja takes two runs to deep point as wicketkeeper Rickelton misses out on a possible run out opportunity. He was well ahead of the stumps when he collected the throw and took time to get back to the stumps as Jadeja made his crease.

Jadeja then cuts a short wide delivery past point for a four and then takes one before Burger lofts the last ball straight down the ground for a six, to get 16 from the over.

17:21

Thakur's double strike rocks Royals

RR 175-8 (18 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Bosch to bowl the 17th over. Dubey hits the first ball through the covers for one before Archer gets the next on the leg side for two runs.

Archer then swats Bosch over square leg for a six before he mishits the next ball as it falls just short of Tilak Varma, running in from long-off, who does well to stop it on the half-volley to keep it down to two runs.

Archer chips the fifth ball over the bowler for one and Dubey misses the flick but manages to collect a leg bye.

Thakur to bowl the 18th over. Archer playing a vital cameo with the bat. He swings Thakur powerfully over midwicket for his third six of the innings.

Thakur bowls a high full toss which is ruled a no-ball for height. Archer swats the high full toss for a four and also gets another bonus of a free hit.

Archer only manage a single off the free hit delivery before Thakur strikes with the wicket of Dubey, who mistimes the pull shot and is caught for five.

Some controversy after Thakur's blue towel came off when he bowled that delivery which got the wicket of Dubey. Royals head coach Sangakkara has a chat with the fourth umpire over the same issue but eventually Dubey walks off.

Dubey could have appealed against the dismissal over the two incident.

Royals bring in Ravindra Jadeja as the Impact Sub at No 9 with 14 balls left in the innings.

Thakur strikes another key blow in the over with the wicket of Archer, who holes out to Varma at long-on after a quickfire cameo of 32 from 15 balls.

17:06

Royals 6 down; Mumbai in control

RR 148-6 (16 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Chahar back into the attack, to bowl the 16th over. Ferreira despatches a full toss from the pacer over long-on for a six.

But Chahar has the last laugh with the wicket of Bosch off the next ball.

Ferreira pulls the slower bouncer but fails to time it and is caught by Bosch at deep midwicket.

Ferreira is dismissed for 18 as Royals are reduced to 139/6 in the 16th over. Punjab Kings' players will be cheering for MI's bowlers.

No signs of Jadeja yet, he is listed among the Impact Subs. If he doesn't come out to bat, it means Royals are looking at Ravi Bishnoi with the ball.

Shubham Dubey takes two runs through square leg to get off the mark before he takes a risky single next ball.

Archer hammers the last ball powerfully over the fielder at long-off for a six.

16:58

Jurel bowled for 38; Royals 5 down

Corbin Bosch

RR 132-5 (15 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Thakur back into the attack. Royals have sent Jofra Archer at No 7 with Ravindra Jadeja still among the Impact Substitutes.

Donovan Ferreira blocks the first two balls before he takes a single to long-off.

Archer pulls the fifth ball for one and Ferreira takes a single off the last ball, as Thakur gives away three runs in the 14th over.

Leggie Raghu back into the attack. Ferreira finally cuts loose as he swings the spinner wide of long-on for a six, the first boundary for Royals after 14 balls.

Four singles from the rest of the over as Royals reach 132/5 in 15 overs.

16:49

Jurel bowled for 38; Royals 5 down

RR 119-5 (13 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Ghazanfar is back into the attack. He starts with a full delivery which Jurel hammers straight back past the bowler for a four.

The next ball is down the leg side as Jurel sweeps it fine for another boundary.

He cuts the third ball but can't beat Suryakumar Yadav, who makes a good stop at point.

Ghazanfar's poor outing with the ball continues. He bowls a half-tracker which Jurel makes most of, pulling it over midwicket for a six.

However, as has been the case with Royals innings so far, another batter fails to carry on after getting off to a good start.

Infact, Bosch bowls a cracking delivery, a lethal yorker to bowl Jurel, who is unable to jam his bat down in time.

Jurel walks back after scoring 38 from 24 balls as Royals are reduced to 119/5 in the 13th over.

16:35

Shanaka out for 29, Royals 4 down

RR 100-4 (11 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Shanaka's promising innings comes to a tame end. The Sri Lankan, who stroked 29 from 15 balls, is run out after a huge misunderstanding with Jurel.

Jurel had tapped it to point and set off for a quick single as Shanaka responded. But Jurel decided to turn back leaving Shanaka with no chance to make his crease.

Thakur had fumbled initially at point but Shanaka was too far down the pitch. Infact, the bowler Corbin Bosch also failed to gather the ball cleanly but recovered quickly to break the stumps at the non-striker's end.

That is a huge blow for Royals as they slip to 99/4 in 10.3 overs.

16:31

Shanaka, Jurel revive Rajasthan Royals

RR 94-3 (10 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Shanaka looking to dominate against spin. This time he clubs Raghu wide of long-on for his second six.

The Sri Lankan could hold the key for Royals in the middle overs on a pitch which seems to have something for the spinners.

He has made a bright start, stroking 20 from 11 balls, with two sixes.

Pacer Shardul Thakur into the attack for MI, replacing Ghazanfar, who has been expensive with figures of 1/30 in two overs.

He makes a tidy start with three singles from the first four balls. Shanaka continues to be positive as he pulls the short ball from Thakur, helping it over fine leg for a six and picks one off the last ball.

Royals recover to 94/3 in 10 overs at the halfway mark with Shanaka on 28 from 14 balls and Jurel on 16 from 15 balls.

16:20

Parag out for 14; Royals in trouble

RR 75-3 (8 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Leg-spinner Raghu Sharma comes into the attack. A single each to Jurel and Dasun Shanaka before the former drives a full delivery through the covers for two runs.

Jurel takes one to long-off before Shanaka sweeps the last ball to fine leg for another run as Raghu gives away just six runs in his first over.

Ghazanfar continues as Shanaka and Jurel take a single each before the spinner bowls a wide down the leg side which the keeper misses to concede three extra runs.

Shanaka drills the spinner through the covers for a couple before he lofts the spinner over long-on for a six followed by singles off the last two balls.

16:09

Parag out for 14; Royals in trouble

RR 54-3 (6 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Spinner AM Ghazanfar comes into the attack to bowl the final over of Powerplay.

Jurel pulls the short ball over midwicket for a six and then takes one to thirdman.

Parag lofts the fourth ball over mid-on for a four to take RR past the 50-run mark before he hits the next inside out over the covers for another boundary.

However, Ghazanfar has the last laugh. He lofts the flighted ball down the ground but is caught by Tilak Varma at long-on, who takes a stunning catch close to the ropes.

Tilak flicks the ball back as he is about to lose his balance but does well to recover quickly and catch the ball.

Poor shot from Parag as he walks back for 14 from eight balls to leave RR in further strife on 54/3 in six overs.

16:05

Sooryavanshi, Jaiswal fail; Royals in trouble

RR 39-2 (5 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Chahar strikes with the big wicket of Sooryavanshi with the first ball of his third over. He gets the ball to swing just enough as the left-hander gets a big leading edge which is taken by Naman Dhir on the off-side.

A rare failure for Sooryavanshi, who walks back after scoring four from six balls.

This is the second time that Chahar has dismissed Sooryavanshi in the IPL in five balls bowled.

Captain Riyan Parag has a big task ahead of him with Royals struggling after two early wickets.

Parag gets off the mark in thumping fashion as he pulls Chahar for a six over midwicket. He is then beaten attempting to guide the slower ball fine and the same off the last ball.

15:57

Jaiswal out for 27; Royals lose early wicket

RR 33-1 (4 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Jacks starts his second over withy a wide before Sooryavanshi manages just a single to midwicket.

Jaiswal taking on the attack to the MI bowlers as Sooryavanshi takes his time. Jaiswal uses his feet to launch Jacks over long-off for a six and taps the next to point.

Jacks gets revenge with the wicket of Jaiswal, who miscues the lofted shot and is caught on the off-side after scoring 27 from 17 balls.

Dhruv Jurel keeps out the last two balls to end a superb over from Jacks, who has taken 1/12 in two overs.

15:50

Royals off to a quiet start vs Mumbai

RR 25-0 (3 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Jaiswal breaks the shackles after a quiet start. He lofts the first ball of Chahar's second over straight down the ground for a six over long-off.

A single each to the two batters before Jaiswal smashes a wide overpitched delivery through the covers for a four.

Jaiswal then misses the ramp shot off a slower bouncer before he is unable to play the scoop shot as he toe ends the full delivery.

15:44

Mumbai elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

RR 13-0 (2 ovs) vs MI | SCORECARD

Off-spinner Will Jacks from the other end. The two batters pick a single each before Sooryavanshi misses the sweep and is struck on the pads.

Jacks is pretty confident but gets nothing from the umpire as MI captain Hardik Pandya takes the review for the LBW.

No bat or glove involved and the ball has struck in line but the point of ball hitting the stumps is umpire's call since the original decision was not out.

Jaiswal has a narrow escape early in the innings.

He clips the fifth ball for a quick single to mid-on before Jacks bowls a wide down the leg side and Sooryavanshi can only dig out the yorker back to the bowler.

Great start for Jacks as he gives away just four runs in the second over.

15:38

Mumbai elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

RR 9-0 (1 ov) vs MI | SCORECARD

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal walk out to open the batting for Royals, while the experienced Deepak Chahar will open the bowling for MI.

Jaiswal leaves the first ball before he takes one next ball to get off the mark.

Sooryavanshi throws his bat at a wide half-volley hitting it over the top but Will Jacks makes a sensational save at deep extra cover boundary to save the six and keep it down to one. He takes the catch but the momentum takes him over the ropes and he does well to flick the ball in.

Jaiswal has a swing and miss before he lofts the fifth ball down the ground over long-off for a six and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

15:11

Mumbai elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

Yashaswi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Suryavanshi

Bumrah takes a rest as MI's bowlers face a tough challenge against the Royals' dashing opening duo of Jaiswal and Sooryavanshi.

MI will be hoping to end their disappointing campaign with a win in front of their home fans.

Check out the playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (w/k), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (w/k), Riyan Parag (Captain), Donovan Ferreira, Shubham Dubey, Dasun Shanaka, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Yash Raj Punja, Brijesh Sharma

15:06

MI elect to bowl vs Royals; Bumrah rested

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 match in Mumbai.

MI, who are already out of contention, have given pacer Jasprit Bumrah a rest with Deepak Chahar taking his place.

Royals, who have face a must-win match, have made three changes as Ravindra Jadeja, Nandre Burger and Riyan Parag come back into the playing XI.

The Royals -- currently placed fourth with 14 points -- need to beat Mumbai Indians to seal their place in the IPL 2026 playoffs.

14:52

Royals face must-win match vs MI

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2026 match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.

Rajasthan Royals will look to go full throttle in their bid to seal the last IPL 2026 play-offs spot when they take on a struggling Mumbai Indians.

It will be a test of resilience and fitness for both the teams on a potentially hot and humid Sunday afternoon at the Wankhede stadium, as Mumbai Indians hope to sign off with a consolation victory with Rajasthan Royals aware that all they need is victory.

The Royals -- currently placed fourth with 14 points -- need to beat Mumbai Indians, which will take them to 16 points, at least one point clear of both Punjab Kings (15) and Kolkata Knight Riders (13), who are also in the fray for a play-offs berth.

If RR lose on Sunday, they will be knocked out of the play-off race with either KKR or Punjab Kings go through.

The Royals have lost more than they have won in their last five outings, but they will fancy their chances of a win against MI, knowing the conditions of the venue which has small dimensions.

More than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's fireworks at the top, it is Yashasvi Jaiswal who poses the biggest threat to Mumbai Indians. The India opener, also a local boy, went hammer and tongs against Jasprit Bumrah and Co. in Guwahati, scoring a 32-ball 77, which sealed the fate of the game in the first half itself.

Jaiswal returns to the venue where he had smacked his maiden IPL century three years ago, having scored his second ton the following year against the same opponent.

But RR will still need more consistency from skipper Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel, who both occupy crucial spots in the batting order but have not necessarily provided the impetus in the middle overs. If Jurel has lacked the punch at times, Parag is searching for consistency.

If it is any consolation, MI's record in the last five matches is similar to the Royals with three losses and two wins, but then the hosts will be determined to play for pride and the badge.

The contest will provide MI's struggling Indian stars Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Tilak Varma the chance to have one final crack with an impactful performance which would help their team sign off on a positive note.

All eyes once again will be on the young batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who has proved to be unstoppable with the bat in IPL 2026.

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